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Videos showing 50 various gourmet foods in Higashikawa by artists living in the town is released

2021.01.25

Hokkaido “Photo Town” Higashikawa Town and Higashikawa Town Photo Town Executive Committee is developing “Higashikawa FOCUS on gourmet”, a project to convey the charm of Higashikawa Town with photos in Corona. Four food-related shops in Higashikawa were taken by four photographers living in the town and released on YouTube as a slide video with back music produced by musicians living in the town.

Higashikawa's gourmet food is more attractive in collaboration with photographers and musicians living in the town.

Higashikawa Town is a “town that lives in groundwater,” which is rare in Japan without a water supply. In “Higashikawa FOCUS on gourmet”, four photographers living in the town (Airi Shimizu, Han Kyung-ho, Centaur Yasunaga, Hokuto Wada) shot 50 restaurants related to Higashikawa’s food, which is rich in water and delicious, and created a slide video.

In addition, the music composed by GUAN CHAI, a reggae musician living in the town, is used as back music and is currently available on the “Higashikawa Town Photo Town Executive Committee” YouTube channel.

In addition, the booklet that introduces the stores recorded in the video will be distributed at public facilities and introduced stores from January 12th. In addition to introducing the stores, the booklet also publishes QR codes for each genre, making it a video-linked media that allows you to access videos from your favorite stores. Enjoy the gourmet food of Higashikawa-cho based on 10 videos divided into each genre and a booklet that FOCUS delicious food of Higashikawa-cho as a dish and maker.

Higashikawa FOCUS on gourmet YouTube site

Part of the photograph taken

Credit

Photo: Airi Shimizu, Han Kyung Ho, Centaur Yasunaga, Hokuto Wada
Edit: Akira Segawa (snowbugs)
Music: GUAN CHAI (Heavy Snow Record)
Booklet design: Kazuki Murata (Back & amp; Forth Inc.)

All are creators based in Higashikawa Town.


The 50 stores photographed this time are summarized in one book as a gourmet guide for Higashikawa Town.

Distribution location
Each store listed, Higashikawa Town Hall, Sentopure I / II, Higashikawa Town Cultural Gallery, Roadside Station “Higashikawa Michikusakan”, Higashikawa Meets stores, etc.

Alternatively, you can also view it from the URL below.
>Higashikawa FOCUS on gourmet booklet

Higashikawa FOCUS on gourmet "photo exhibition also held

Session: March 3rd (Wednesday) to 20th (Saturday), 2021
Location: Higashikawa Cultural Gallery
Address: 1-19-8 Higashimachi, Higashikawa-cho, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido 071-1423
Overview: “Higashikawa FOCUS on gourmet” We will develop a photo exhibition selected and composed by four photographers, including not only the photos handled on YouTube but also the unused other cuts.

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